24 hours through the lens – Santa Clauses from around the world participate Monday in the traditional bath that marks the beginning of the annual World Santa Claus Congress on Bellevue Beach on the outskirts of Copenhagen, Denmark.

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24 hours through the lens – A young boy sits on the lap of his grandmother Monday on the side of a street in Bhaktapur, Nepal.

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24 hours through the lens – A firefighter arrives at the scene where a forest fire killed several sheep Monday in the northern Spanish province of Girona.

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24 hours through the lens – Chinese soldiers jump into muddy water Monday as part of a military training session at a military base in Hinan, Shandong province, China.

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24 hours through the lens – Policemen hit an anti-government protester with wooden sticks Monday during a demonstration against the state of the nation address of Philippine President Benigno Aquino in Manila.